46.6174° N, 13.8340° E

VILLACH

Most Famous People Born in Villach, Austria

Notable people
314
Peak decade
1960s
Median birth year
1961
Most distinctive
Ski 45.7×
Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Villach during each.

Notable Births by Decade

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What Villach Is Known For

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Politician is Villach's biggest profession — 18% of all notables (55).

Villach over-indexes on ski — 45.7× the global rate.

Villach under-produces football — only 0.5× the global rate.

  1. Politician55
  2. Hockey46
  3. Football18
  4. Ski15
  5. Actor13
  6. Skier13
  7. Painter11
  8. Singer8
  1. Ski1545.7×
  2. Skier1316.2×
  3. Hockey4612.4×
  4. Athlete66.7×
  5. Film71.8×
  6. Artist51.6×
  1. Football180.5×

Profession Mix Over Time

Each band shows a profession family's share of Villach's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.

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0023 FILM

Gerald Kargl

Born 1953

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0027 ENTREPRENEUR

Peter Löscher

Born 1957

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0028 SKI

Karl Schnabl

Born 1954

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0030 ESSAYIST

Konrad Paul Liessmann

Born 1953

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0047 ATHLETIC

Dietmar Millonig

Born 1955

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0051 SKI

Alfred Groyer

Born 1959

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0053 ACTOR

Peter Raffalt

Born 1957

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0057 SKI

Hans Millonig

Born 1952

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0060 SKI

Fritz Koch

Born 1956

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0064 ARCHITECT

Horst Lechner

1959 - 2014

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0066 FOOTBALL

Herwig Kircher

Born 1955

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0070 POLITICIAN

Gernot Rumpold

Born 1957

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0076 POLITICIAN

Wolfgang Ilgenfritz

1957 - 2013

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0100 POLITICIAN

Bruno Rossmann

Born 1952

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0101 COMPOSER

Gerd Schuller

Born 1955

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0108 FILM

Karina Ressler

Born 1957

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0113 POLITICIAN

Josef Martinz

Born 1959

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0119 SCULPTOR

Johann Feilacher

Born 1954

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0124 LAWYER

Wolfgang Waldner

Born 1954

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0128 LAWYER

Richard Soyer

Born 1955

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0129 FILM

Josef Aichholzer

Born 1950

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0130 ARTIST

Manfred Tisal

Born 1953

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0139 PAINTER

Edwin Wiegele

Born 1954

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0145 MATHEMATICIAN

Karl Unterkofler

Born 1957

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0148 DRAUGHTSWOMAN

Gerald Domenig

Born 1953

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0152 PIANIST

Uli Scherer

1953 - 2018

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0161 OFFICER

Gunther Spath

Born 1951

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0172 HOCKEY

Giuseppe Mion

Born 1959

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0182 PAINTER

Johann Julian Taupe

Born 1954

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0196 ACADEMIC

Irene Bandhauer-Schöffmann

Born 1958

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0204 POLITICIAN

Waltraud Dietrich

Born 1959

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0206 DIPLOMAT

Michael Zimmermann (Diplomat)

Born 1958

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0224 POLITICIAN

Erich Kessler

Born 1955

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0227 POLITICIAN

Melitta Trunk

Born 1955

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0234 POLITICIAN

Edeltraud Gatterer

Born 1954

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0238 POLITICIAN

Mares Rossmann

Born 1953

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0240 SPORT

Herbert Wachter

Born 1950

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0247 HOCKEY

Leo Sivec

Born 1958

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0261 POLITICIAN

Roland Zellot

Born 1955

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0267 CHEF

Franz Pacher (Unternehmer)

Born 1950

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0274 POLITICIAN

Marialuise Mittermüller

Born 1952

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0275 BUSINESS

Ina Maria Schmid

Born 1957

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0277 POLITICIAN

Karl Gerfried Müller

Born 1957

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0281 POLIZEI

Ferdinand Schrottenbach

1957 - 1991

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0288 POLITICIAN

Hilde Schaumberger

Born 1953

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0289 POLITICIAN

Walter Ebner (Politiker, 1952)

Born 1952

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0298 POLITICIAN

Ingeborg Rinke

Born 1952

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0303 POLITICIAN

Nicole Cernic

Born 1955

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0311 POLITICIAN

Günter Willegger

Born 1953

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0313 POLITICIAN

Luise Däger-Gregori

Born 1959

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